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June 23, 2010

Stone age - ancient india for appsc

Paleolithic Age – This period was essentially the stage of hunters and food gatherers. Theyused crude tools made of flakes. They had no knowledge of cultivation and house building. Goat, sheep & other cattle were used. They lived on roots & fruits. By the end of the PaleolithicAge, the flint industry came up. The important development of this age was the emergence ofHomo-Sapiens.

Mesolithic Age – This age was the transition between the Paleolithic & the Neolithic Ages.Mesolithic people lived on hunting, fishing & food gathering. At a later stage, they domesticatedanimals. They used microlith - a small raw-stone tool.

Neolithic Age - These people used tools & implements of polished stone. They particularly used stoneaxes. Parashurama became an important axe-wielding hero. Dwelling pits, ceramics, a variety of stone & bone tools & a complete absence of microliths marked this age. Cattle, sheep & goat weredomesticated